Pneumatic valve-seat.



PATENTED NOV. 13, 1906.

- NO.-8s5,v73.

- G. P. BRAND.

PNEUMATIC VALVE SEAT APPLICATION FILED FEB. 10 1906.

co., WASHINGTON, b. c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE'P. BRAND, or NEW roman; Y.

'PNEUMATlQVALi/E-SEAT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 13, 1906.

Original application filed. January 31, 1905, Serial No. 243,463. Divided and this application filed February 10, 1906.

- Serial No. 300,432. Y

To a whmn it .may concern:.

- specification.

' inventionis designed to obviate the objections appertaining to the use of pneumatic valve-seats as heretofore constructed; and it consists, essentially, ma seat adapted to be driven into position in such manner as V to obviate the necessity for the use of secur-. s. hereinafter set forth.

By dispensing with the use of securing.

ing-screws, packing, &c., substantially as screws or equivalent means for fastening the seats in position I not only save the time and labor iivolved in their application, which is considerable in the aggregatewhere a large number of seats are to be provided, as in ,c hestwork, but I also avoid weakening the supporting material. Ialso save the time, labor, and cost of packing the joints, between the seats and their supports and at the same time secure a more-reliable and perfect airtight joint or seal between the parts.

243,463, the present invention conslsting 1n This application is a subdivision of that filed by me "January 31,1905, Serial No.

i and being restricted to the. use in conjunction with a partition of relatively soft compressible non-metallic materlal formed with a cylindrical 'aperture having an mternal annular flange, of a metallic valve-seat formedwith an internal cylindrical opening constituting a port of uniform diameter throughout and having a conical peripheral surface. convergent from its'greater diameter near its valve-seating edge to its driving edge, the

latter being ofessentially the same external diameter as the internal diameter of the cylindrical aperture in the said relatively soft compressible non-metallic partition in the pneumatic apparatus, whereby the act of driving the said metallic seat into the cylindrical aperture until its driving edge rests.

against the'said internal annular flange will compress the sides of the aperture and cause them to conform to the peripheral conical surface of themetallic valve-seat, thereby creating an air-tight joint, between the op-' posed surfaces in actual contact."

Wood being the material of which partitions in pneumatic apparatus are ordinarily formed, and suchwood being invariably of a soft compressible nature, it follows that by seat in a'cylindrica aperture of a diameter practically the same as that externally of the driving edgetof the seat a more positive seal pression of the fiber constituting the sides of the aperture than is possible between two opposed cylindrical surfaces fitting one within the other, as heretofore. simple means I obviate the loose and leaky joints so objectionable in pneumatic apparatus, especially in automatic piano-players and the like in, whichthe exhaust mechanism is operatedmanually.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional view of a-portion of the chestwork of pneumatic apparatus sufficient to vention. Figs. 2, .3, and 4 are respectively a side elevation, a face, and a reverse view of ,my-imp'roved'valve-seat. i

By way'of illustrating the practical application of my invention Therein show, symbolically, parts of pneumaticv apparatus, in which T' represents a portion of chestwork having the tension-chamber t, communicating with the valve-chamber c through the port t-, the valve-chamber c communicating with a pneumatic or other cevice to be actuated through the port 0 o o" are valves secured adjustably upon the rod 7' in the usual way by leather nuts to w, engaging the screw? on the diaphragm d in the usual manner, the

d .by reason of the communication of the of admitting air.

My improved seat consists, essentially, of an annular ring A, of metal, formed with a seating edge a, and having its peripheral surface a slightly tapered, conical, or conver-v gent. The port t is a cylindrical aperture of a diameter approximately equal to the external diameter of the driving edge a of the seat-ring A, so that when the latter is driven into position-the adjacent inner surthe use of my peripherally tapered valvewill be created by the displacement and comthread 1" on the said"valverod. The oppo site end of the valve-rod '1' rests against a disk diaphragm being actuated throughthe port.

Hence by this illustrate the practical application of my inwith the atmosphere through. the portc and latter with a tracker-board or other means 1 face of said port t willbecompressed sufti- 5 such surface with paraffin.

o nular flange 29.

ciently to retain the seatring A in position.

A feature of my invention in this connection consists in preparing the surface of the port for the reception of the seat-ring by treating his method of insuring an absolutely perfect air-tight joint is resorted to where the conditions of use render such a course desirable, as where very high tensions are employed or where the the compression of the sides of the port by the tapering periphery (l of the seataing A may be relied upon to effect an air-tight oint 15 between the parts.

ood being the material in which the valve-ports are formed, as a rule, in pneumatic apparatus generally, it follows that the relatively soft absorbent fiber thereof is espe- 2o cially adapted for treatment with parz'rllin,

which not only forms a lining or coating for the internal walls of the port, but also penetrates to some degree into said walls, so as to become essentially a part thereof, thereby 2 5 affording something more than. a mere super- 3 5 an external flange or shoulder is formed directly upon the metallic valve-seat itself, which structure I expressly disclaim in the present i plication, confining myself to an annular s ioulder or flange 75", formed directly 4o within the port, against which the driving edge a" of the seat-ring A may be made to abut, thereby gaging its position with accuracy and at the same time increasing the area of surfacecontact between the parts and by 45 forming a rectangular oltl set or oint, render- ;ing the seal more effective. Y

it will be seen that owing to the absence of securing-screws, &c., my seat-ring maybe to parts are subjected to unusual variations in temperature or climatic changes. Otherwise successfully applied to supports or partitions so thin and delicate as to render the use of the old form of seat impractical, and hence I am enabled to economize in both space and weight in the manufacture of pneumatic apparatus. can thus secure a seat in position with relation. to a port with an air-tight joint between the opposed parts without resort to packing in the ordinary sense of the word and without the use of screws or other appliances. The saving in time and labor in applying these seats as compared with those heretofore used is of great practical importance, as is also the fact that the supports are left intact and unimpaired or weakened by the use of my seat-rings, by which the greatest simplicity in both construction and application is attained.

.Vhat I claim as'my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In pneumatic apparatus, the combination of a metallic valve-seat formed with an in ternal cylindrical opening constituting a pr. rt

of uniform diameter throughout with a conical peripheral surface convergent from its greater diameter near its valve-seating edge to its driving edge, and a partition of relatively soft compressible m n-metallic material in. said pneumatic apparatus formed with a cylindrical aperture ofpractically the same diameter as the external diameter of the driving edge of the said metallic valve-seat said cylindrical aperture being formed with an internal annular flange for the reception of the driving edge of the metallic seat, whereby the act of driving said metallic scat into said aperture until its driving edge rests against said internal annular flange will compress the cylindrical sides of the aperture and cause them to conform to the peripheral conical surface of the metallic vaiveseat, thus insuring an air-tight joint between the opposed surfaces in actual contact with each other, for the purpose described.

GEORGE P. BRAND. \Vitncsses:

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